Chapter 45: He Jin
On the second day, early in the morning, Cao Cao found Wen Han and asked Wen Han for a few chess moves openly, saying that he wanted to bring this novel chess to He Jin's mansion, which was used as a stepping stone for Wen Han's introduction.
Cao Cao's comprehension is really extraordinary, Wen Han taught a few ways, and Cao Cao can draw inferences. played another game with Wen Han and almost defeated Wen Han, but fortunately, Wen Han left a flaw in the chess road, forcing Cao Cao, who was in a good situation, into a dead end.
Cao Cao wiped his big hand, patted his buttocks, and said that the time was about the same, He Jin should go down to the court and return home, and left in a hurry. For Cao Cao's scoundrel character, Wen Han can only laugh at it, and now, he has played at least more than 50 games of chess with Cao Cao. Therefore, so far, Wen Han has not defeated Cao Cao.
In Cao Cao's words, the two were rivals in chess. In this regard, Wen Han is deeply disdainful.
He Jin's mansion is in the most prosperous area of Luoyang, close to the imperial palace. It covers an area of 15 acres. Luxurious atmosphere, there are four big locust trees at the door, there are upper horse stones, lower horse stones, and stakes for tying horses. The blue brick eight-character shadow wall, the mulberry red Guangliang gate, the blessing word door lamp on it, and the guards stand below.
There are five large courtyards in it, which are divided into east, west, north, south, and middle. Twelve gates, thirty green screens. The carved railings are beautiful, the corridors are long, and the maids who walk around are endless, I don't know how many people there are.
Cao Cao entered the General's Mansion, He Jin came out of his clothes, changed into a loose green jade dress, listened to the report of Cao Cao, and laughed and went over to greet him.
"Hahaha. Cao Agui, you can be mysterious, I came back to Luoyang for dozens of days, and I didn't see you come to see me. Is there Jin Jiao hiding in the house, singing every night, and I can't care about coming over. ”
He Jin's body is slightly blessed, but he is not slow to walk, his big face is rough and scary, but his eyes show a concentrated look, and it can be seen that although his appearance is not good, he is not the honest and clumsy person.
"Where, where. Even if there are more Jin Jiao, they are not as good as Lord He's twenty-eight wives and concubines, all of them have the appearance of sinking fish and geese, and closing the moon and embarrassing flowers. Today, Meng De has a new plaything to bring with him, and he wants to have fun with him. ”
"Oh, that's the case, Meng De shouldn't hurry into the house and let me see what's new."
After He Jin heard this, he took Cao Cao's hand and entered the main hall together. After the two sat down, Cao Cao took out the chess from his sleeve, He Jin saw that there were thirty-two chess pieces, so he asked how to play, Cao Cao taught for a while, after He Jin learned, the two set up the chess game and began to play chess.
At the beginning, Cao Cao had the intention to let He Jin, the chess pieces defended each other, He Jin was rough by nature, loved to attack aggressively, and for a while the artillery, horses, and carts were all impulsive to Cao Cao's side. Cao Cao had already fallen into the trap, waited for He Jin to rush over, ate He Jin's chess pieces, and later won. He Jin lost a game, he was very unconvinced, and Cao Cao played again, this time there was the first attack, but there was a response between the chess pieces, and it took Cao Cao a while to defeat He Jin.
He Jin lost more and more fiercely, set up the chess game again, and the two played for an hour, but they were tireless. He Jin was having a lot of fun, and after Cao Cao played another game with him, he suddenly stopped.
"What's the matter, Cao Apu will play another game."
He Jin had a good time, and when he saw that Cao Cao didn't do anything, he was a little dissatisfied.
"Don't you want to know who invented this new thing? Can Lord He remember that a month ago, Ling Wu waited in Najie County to find the inventor of the horse crane, didn't he just want to find some new things to bring into the palace for the saint to play? ”
He Jin's eyes lit up, and he shook his hand angrily.
"Hmph, when I think of this, I have a fire in my belly. Yesterday, Yuan Shao brought a liar, saying that it was the person who invented the horse hanging, and I wanted to try his ability, so that people could find Xiao Huangmen Jian Shuo, my brother He Miao, and then make Yuan Benchu and the four liars for a table. I asked the liar to play cards for me, thinking of winning some silver taels, who knew that people were bad luck worse than bad luck, and lost 50,000 taels of silver taels in less than a few rounds. Fortunately, Yuan Benchu knew how to be a man and gave me this gambling debt.
Otherwise, I will not spare this Yuan Benchu! He dared to bring me a liar, who was ineffective in his work, and had no useful materials. By the way, I haven't settled accounts with Cao Mengde yet, didn't you go too, with your talent to know people, how could you let Yuan Benchu bring back a liar! ”
Cao Cao smiled, and immediately told He Jin what happened in Xie County one by one. Cao Cao spoke very carefully, did not add salt and vinegar, and judged things by facts, according to the facts.
"By the way, this chess game was invented by my brother Wen Bufan. Lord He Jin, do you want me to bring him, why do you want to introduce him? ”
Cao Cao said that in the end, he told He Jin the origin of this chess match, which was to deepen Wen Han's impression in He Jin's heart. He Jin was silent, and Cao Cao didn't speak on the side.
"Jin Zhang's old business, Qiye Han Mink. This golden Zhang is a metaphor for the Yuan clan of Runan. What an extraordinary! How bold is he, how dare he cover the sky, no wonder the Runan Yuan brothers hate him so much and want to kill him.
But he really has some ability, and he exterminated the bandits in Shuanglong Mountain, although it was a tragic victory, but those thieves were brave, and even I knew a thing or two. Later, with the help of Meng De, he escaped the death of the wealthy family in Xie County. In the end, I also thought of pretending to be crazy and stupid to avoid the eyes of the Yuan brothers in Runan. Good, good, very good! ”
He Jin praised again and again, and did not hide his appreciation for Wen Han, he was also from a poor family, when Queen He was not favored, in order to survive, the two brothers and sisters fought wits and courage with the wealthy family, and several times of blood and rain, escaped several times in the ghost gate pass, and only then did they get a high position. Even now, He Jin and Queen He are still secretly fighting with the ten permanent servants, and the ten permanent servants have the support of many wealthy families, and they have the trust of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and the other group of wealthy families led by He Jin and Empress He are divided into two factions in the court, which is already a well-known thing.
"Actually, what is the difference between a poor family and a wealthy family? It's just for the sake of power. If a poor person wants to transform into a wealthy family, he must fight to the death, his head will be broken, and he will have a big opportunity. In order to resist the poor family, the wealthy family conspired and schemed, secretly killed and manipulated power. These two factions have been fighting for thousands of years, but they are still opposed. But no one thought that many years ago, the wealthy family was not from a poor family, but also an inferior bloodline. ”
He Jin seemed to remember the past and sighed. Cao Cao listened quietly on the side, but he knew in his heart that He Jin had a good impression of Wen Han.
"Still, Mende. I cannot believe in thy power by thy words, and thou hast brought him into my house. I will find Jian Shuo and my brother He Miao again, get together with you and Wen Bufan, as yesterday, and play a few more laps of this horse crane. Try to see if this extraordinary article is genuine, when it is the inventor of the horse crane. You can rest assured, as long as this Wen Bufan is indeed talented, I will ensure that he is safe and prosperous, and the Runan Yuan brothers dare not get involved with him! ”
Even if, as Cao Cao said, this Wen Han has great ambitions and talents, and his literary and poetic endowment is not bad, but there are still fifty or sixty people in Luoyang City, not to mention hundreds of Han scholars. For He Jin, it is not of much use, He Jin wants a capable person who can invent and create new things. In this way, he will be able to please the Holy One today. Therefore, in He Jin's heart, Wen Han's talent is crucial.
Since he is a useful person, why is it difficult to keep a penny extraordinary?
"Haha, how dare you disobey. I am convinced of the extraordinary brother's talent, so if you lose extraordinary, it will be recorded in my account, and all the wins will go to Master Ho. ”
"Then what are you waiting for, get him quickly. I'll call someone to call this Jian Shuo and He Miao. Jian Shuo's gelding dog, yesterday won a lot, I think of the proud look. There is anger in the heart! Today, I will kill his brother and leave no armor behind! ”
After He Jin and Cao Cao chatted a few more words, Cao Cao took his leave first, returned to Cao's mansion, and found Wen Han. Wen Han heard that Cao Cao had made arrangements, and he was not afraid that he would lose Cao Cao's silver, so after making some preparations, he changed into a clean white dress and went to the General's Mansion with Cao Cao.
Cao Cao and Wen Han had just walked into the main hall of the General's Mansion, He Jin, He Miao, and Jian Shuo were drinking tea and talking, and a table had been set up in the hall, and a pair of jade horse cranes. Wen Han was led by Cao Cao, and he made an introduction first, so He Jin, He Miao, and Jian Shuo were in high positions, but they were just a look, and they knew that there was such a person.
Wen Han smiled, polite, and observed the three high-ranking officials He Jin, He Miao, and Jian Shuo, Jian Shuo's face was white and beardless, his face was greased, his lips were crimson, and his eyes were secretly sharp. He Jin is rough on the surface and delicate on the inside, although he is blessed, he is full of energy. And He Miao is somewhat similar to He Jin, listening to his tone of voice, he is obedient to He Jin's brother.
"Haha. Okay, this time you will test this man's ability. Whether it is worthy of the ancestor of this horse hanging. ”
He Jin laughed and ended the conversation. Everyone chose a place, Jian Shuo sat in the east house, Cao Cao sat in the south house, He Miao sat in the west house, and Wen Han sat in the north house.
Just about to start, Wen Han suddenly gave a salute and opened his mouth.
"Xiaosheng's eyes are tired today, and he can't see the brilliance. Several adults are in high positions, and they are fortunate to be able to meet, and there seems to be a thousand lights in their bodies. Xiaosheng didn't dare to look directly, can you make a request, ask for a white towel to cover your eyes, and then play this horse hanging with all the adults. ”
Wen Han made a big bet in order to impress He Jin, but he planned to play this horse hanging blindfolded. Cao Cao, He Miao, and Jian Shuo were also shocked by his words. There are so many horses hanging this horse, although you can recognize the cards by hand alone, but it also takes a lot of effort, and you have to change the cards from time to time, and touch the cards, and finally win the cards.
Unless you are familiar with every card and have a superhuman memory, blindfolded is tantamount to abandoning Hu. Also, be careful with the bars and guns.
"Hahaha. It's really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers! Today, it seems that it is difficult for the slave family not to win. If the young man can win a game of the slave family blindfolded, the slave family will believe that you are really the ancestor of this horse hanging! ”
Jian Shuo's voice was like a duck being pinched by the throat, piercing and sharp. Wen Han still had a smiling face, and He Jin was also curious about where his confidence came from, so he asked people to take a white scarf.
Wen Han blindfolded and shuffled the cards with the crowd, just as everyone was ready to see how he made the cards. Wen Han showed an amazing scene, only to see his ten fingers jumping fast, and after a while, he grasped the cards, built seventeen cards, and stacked them in twos. It's a few points faster than everyone else's.
Jian Shuo is the owner, playing the dice, Wen Han seems to be the same as not blindfolded, no one reminds, he knows when he draws the card, after grabbing, Wen Han quickly wiped the card, and probably knows how the card is. Everyone was not surprised, Jian Shuo played the first card, which was Dongfeng. As soon as he shouted 'Dongfeng', Wen Han responded with a 'touch' and played another card to go out.
Jian Shuo was startled, asked Wen Han to take off the white scarf, and after checking it, returned it to Wen Han with a frown. He Jin on the side smiled, and finally began to pay attention to Wen Han.